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Manufacturing and supply chain to spend over $200 billion on IoT in 2017
A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide forecasts worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) to grow 16.7% year over year in 2017, reaching just over $800 billion. By 2021, […]
Modern Materials Handling Interviews Bryan Knott, AGVS Vice Chair
Modern Materials Handling recently sat down with Bryan Knott, who is our vice-chair for the AGVS industry group. That’s pretty cool. Knott, who is senior global production manager, mobile automation for Dematic (a KION Company), discussed AGV systems. He point’s […]
U.S. Flag Day and Material Handling
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex Good morning everyone! It’s Flag Day, the holiday I totally forget until my phone reminds me that it’s an official thing. Because we take every opportunity to tie material handling into your […]
It’s National Forklift Safety Day 2017!
Hello one and all! Step right up to the magical day that is National Forklift Safety Day. The incredible prize you can win? Being safe. All fun aside, forklift safety is paramount. They’re powerful pieces of machinery that can cause […]
Digital, Always-On Supply Chains Are the New Reality
by George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI Anyone who attended ProMat 2017 experienced it. Technology is disrupting supply chains and transforming them into more digital, connected and intelligent models. And there is no end in site. Consumers are driving […]
Shift Toward Digital Supply Chains Seen As Gartner Announces 2017 Top 25 Supply Chains
Gartner, Inc. recently released the findings from its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices. Unilever topped the Supply Chain Top 25 ranking for the second consecutive year in 2017, followed by McDonald’s, […]